2019 SEASON: Appeared in six games with one start and posted two tackles on special teams...Was inactive (healthy scratch) for two contests...Played in both playoff games with one start and had three receptions for 15 yards (5.0 avg.) and a TD while adding a tackle on special teams…Was on injured reserve (ankle) for the first eight games of the season before being activated on Nov. 2...Was placed on injured reserve on Sept. 3…At L.A. Chargers (Nov. 3): Made his NFL debut, appearing on one snap on offense and 11 on special teams…Vs. Carolina (Nov. 10): Posted a tackle on special teams…At N.Y. Giants (Dec. 1): Registered a tackle on special teams…Vs. Washington (Dec. 8): Made his first NFL start as the Packers opened with three TEs. Played six snaps on offense and three on special teams…Vs. Seattle (NFC Divisional, Jan. 12): Made a 2-yard reception near the sideline late in the second quarter and drew a face-mask penalty on DE Jadeveon Clowney. Added a tackle on special teams…At San Francisco (NFC Championship, Jan. 19): Started as the Packers opened up with two tight ends, appearing on 11 plays and posting two receptions for 13 yards (6.5 avg.) and a TD. Midway through the third quarter, freed himself from LB Fred Warner in the back of the end zone to make a 9-yard TD catch from QB Aaron Rodgers as Rodgers rolled to his right. Became just the second rookie tight end in franchise history (Richard Rodgers, 2014 postseason vs. Dallas) to catch a TD pass in a playoff game…2019 Draft: Selected by the Packers in the third round (No. 75 overall), becoming the highest-drafted tight end by Green Bay since Franks in 2000 (No. 14 overall). Became the highest-drafted TE out of Texas A&M since Martellus Bennett was selected in the second round (No. 61 overall) in 2008 by the Dallas Cowboys.
COLLEGE: Attended three different schools, playing one season each at Texas A&M (2018), Northeast Oklahoma A&M (2017) and Kansas (2016)…Overall, saw action in 35 collegiate games with 22 starts and posted 70 receptions for 1,173 yards (16.8 avg.) and 16 TDs…Majored in recreation, park and tourism sciences…Junior season (2018): Played in 13 games with 12 starts for the Aggies and set career highs in all categories, registering 48 receptions and an average of 17.3 yards per catch...Set single-season school records for TEs with 832 receiving yards and 10 TDs…Named a consensus All-American after earning first-team honors from AP, CBS Sports, Football Writers Association of America, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News and Walter Camp and second-team recognition from USA Today…Earned first-team All-SEC honors from the coaches and AP...Finished No. 1 in the country among tight ends in receiving TDs and ranked No. 2 in receiving yards and yards per catch…Given the Offensive Top Newcomer Award, Offensive MVP Award and Strength and Conditioning Offensive Aggie Award at the annual team banquet…Earned team Most Valuable Player honors in the spring…Named the John Mackey Tight End of the Week in his first game as an Aggie, recording five catches for 56 yards (11.2 avg.) and two TDs vs Northwestern State (Aug. 30)…Named the Earl Rose Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week after posting four catches for a career-best 145 yards (36.3 avg.) and a TD at South Carolina (Oct. 13)…Sophomore season (2017): Earned first-team All-Southwestern Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) honors at Northeast Oklahoma A&M, appearing in 12 games with 10 starts and recording 21 catches for 336 yards (16.0 avg.) with six TDs…Finished tied for No. 4 in the conference in receiving TDs…Redshirt freshman season (2016): Saw action in 10 games at Kansas, recording one reception for 5 yards. Also contributed two tackles on special teams.
PERSONAL: Given name Jace Evan Sternberger…First name is pronounced JAYCE...Born in Enid, Okla. ...Mother, Jackie, was a two-time All-American basketball player at Southwest Oklahoma State University…High school: Played both sides of the ball at Kingfisher (Okla.) High School, catching 42 passes for 390 yards (9.3 avg.) and eight TDs at tight end as a senior in 2014…Also played defensive end and posted 53 tackles, 23 tackles for a loss, 21 sacks, three forced fumbles and six pass breakups…Helped his team to a state championship in 2013 after recording nine catches for 191 yards (21.2 avg.) and four TDs on offense, while also securing 39 tackles, 6½ sacks, five pass breakups and four forced fumbles on defense…Earned nine letters during his time at Kingfisher, participating in basketball (three), football (three) and track (three)…Community involvement: Participated in the Green Bay Packers Give Back Bowling Event…Residence: Kingfisher, Okla.
